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Coll 7/45 'Arabia: question of supply of arms, etc., to King of Yemen from UK' [26r] (51/149)
The record is made up of 1 file (73 folios). It was created in 19 May 1939-5 Feb 1940. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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FORTIFICATION 0? Sl r Ml2i S/-I JJ.
THE SUB-COLIHITTEE had under consideration a
telegram from the Governor of Aden to the Secretary of
State for the Colonies regarding the fortification of
Sheikh Said (Paper No. M.E.(O) 306).
THE CHAIPJIAN recalled that the question of
Sheikh Said had already Been Before the Committee a month
earlier, and that as a result a telegram
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had Been sent to the Governor of Aden deprecating the
purchase of complicated modern v/eapons By the King of
the Yemen. The King’s Agent had now returned to Aden,
and presented modified demands for four or five o.nti—
aircraft guns, and for 10,000 gas masks. In general,
he supposed that the Committee would think it desiraBle
to keep the King of the Yemen satisfied, and to avoid
throwing him into the arms of foreign powers. There were
oBvious oBjections to an unqualified refusal of his demands.
HR. GENT said that the Colonial Office would like
the response to Be as accommodating as possible to the
Yemeni Government, But whether the particular requests
for gas masks and A.A. guns could or should Be satisfied
v/as a matter for discussion.
In reply to the Chairman, COLONEL CAV/THORN gave
the following estimated dates of supply on the Basis of
our present Rearmament Programmes
Paper No. N.E.(O) 305.
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Papers regarding requests received from the King of Yemen for assistance in fortifying Sheikh Said [Ra's Shaykh Sa'īd] and securing Yemen against foreign aggression. The King was concerned over French claims to Perim Island [Jazīrat Mayyūn] and Sheikh Said, and was seeking anti-aircraft and gas equipment from the UK and Italy.
The file consists of correspondence between the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the War Office, and the Governor of Aden (Bernard Reilly). Telegrams from Reilly provide details of meetings with Qadhi Hussein el Halali, the King's representative, regarding the defence of Yemen.
The file also includes several documents from the 67th and 68th meetings of the Committee of Imperial Defence's Standing Official Sub-Committee for Questions Governing the Middle East, discussing the fortification of Sheikh Said. The following topics are discussed: the importance of maintaining Yemeni neutrality in the event of a conflict between European powers; the provision of equipment and training by the UK; the need to operate within the terms of the Anglo-Italian Agreement of 1938; French claims to Perim and Sheikh Said; and pre-existing British commitments to Ibn Sa'ūd.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 2).
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- 1 file (73 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 74; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- Coll 7/45 'Arabia: question of supply of arms, etc., to King of Yemen from UK'
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- front, front-i, 2r:74v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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